I have always been a scotch and water type girl, but was recently bitten with the new cocktail bug/craze that seems to be going around. My highlight of the weekend are Dorothy Gaither's wine articles and Eric Felten's "How's Your Drink" articles in the Wall Street Journal (someone mentioned earlier). Eric Felten turned me on to Hayman's Old Tom gin, which is fabulous. I bought myself a book for Christmas--Ultimate Bar Book by Mittie Hellmich that I am enjoying very much. I live close to Chicago, so have been hibernating for the past few months, and am looking forward to trying some of the new drinks I have discovered poolside!!!!!